U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would order the military to postpone strikes on Iran’s power plants and energy infrastructure for five days.
REPORT: Savannah Guthrie Eyes ‘Today’ Show Return Next Month as Search for Missing Mother Continues
NBC personality Savannah Guthrie pictured with her mother, Nancy. (@TODAYshow / X)
Savannah Guthrie could return to NBC’s Today show as early as next month, according to a report.
Sources told
Musk Plans To Appeal After Jury Finds Him Liable To Twitter Shareholders
Musk Plans To Appeal After Jury Finds Him Liable To Twitter Shareholders
Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
A federal jury on March 20 found tech billionaire Elon Musk liable for misleading Twitter shareholders by driving down the social media platform’s stock price months before acquiring it for $44 billion in 2022.
The decision follows a civil class action lawsuit filed by Twitter investors in October 2022. Musk agreed to buy Twitter at $54.20 per share in April 2022 but later tried to back out of the deal, leading the company to take legal action to enforce it. He ultimately completed the acquisition in October 2022 and rebranded Twitter to X.
The shareholders alleged that Musk made misleading statements after agreeing to buy Twitter in April 2022, leading them to sell their shares. They alleged that he published the statements to drive down Twitter stock prices in a bid to renegotiate the deal.
In a verdict on March 20, jurors found Musk liable for misleading investors through two social media posts. The first post said the deal was “temporarily on hold” pending verification that bots accounted for less than 5 percent of users on the social media platform.
In the second post, Musk suggested the percentage of bots could exceed 20 percent and said the buyout of Twitter could not go forward until he received confirmation that it was less than 5 percent.
However, the jury found that the plaintiffs failed to substantiate claims that Musk had engaged in a scheme to defraud investors.
The plaintiffs’ attorney, Mark Molumphy, called the verdict an “important victory” for both Twitter investors and the public markets.
“I think the jury’s verdict sends a strong message that just because you’re a rich and powerful person, you still have to obey the law, and no man is above the law,” Molumphy told The Associated Press.
Musk’s legal team at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan said in a statement to multiple news outlets that they plan to appeal the verdict.
“We view today’s verdict, where the jury found both for and against the plaintiffs and found no fraud scheme, as a bump in the road. And we look forward to vindication on appeal,” his legal counsel said.
Musk also faces a lawsuit from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which alleged that he violated federal securities laws by delaying disclosure of his acquisition of Twitter stock in March 2022, before making an offer to buy the company.
The SEC said the delay had allowed Musk to buy more shares at lower prices, allowing him to “underpay by at least $150 million for shares he purchased after his beneficial ownership report was due,” according to the January 2025 filing. Musk has sought dismissal of the suit.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Mon, 03/23/2026 – 07:45
Why oil had been nearing peak even before Trump statement on Iran, according to top economists
Well-respected economists Krugman and Brooks believe we are near to the peak in oil prices because demand destruction takes place if it goes much higher
Major grocery store supplier delivers harsh message to workers
A major player in the U.S. grocery supply chain is delivering difficult news to hundreds of workers as it restructures its logistics network.In a rapidly changing food retail landscape, consumers are also changing what and how they eat, placing greater emphasis on a healthier diet and a visible increase in the consumption of natural and organic foods.According to data from the Organic Trade Association (OTA), sales of organic food products reached $65.4 billion in 2024, up from $38.6 billion in 2012, marking the first increase since its 2020s peak.Fresh fruits and vegetables remain the top category of organically grown products, underscoring continued demand for healthier food options.United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI), a 50-year-old company and a pioneer in the health food space, has played a key role in supplying this demand. The Rhode Island company is one of the largest grocery distributors in North America and supplies major retailers, including Whole Foods.But even as the organic food market grows, the company is now making major operational changes that will affect 443 workers.Grocery distributor UNFI plans layoffsUnited Natural Foods plans to lay off 443 workers as part of the closure of a distribution facility in Sturtevant, Wis., according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filing.The job cuts will take place in phases beginning in late June 2026 and continuing through early August, with the layoffs being permanent.More Layoffs:Walgreens widens job cuts amid store closuresUPS clears major legal hurdle amid job cutsLuxury retail giant cuts more than 1,200 jobs after bankruptcy filingThe filing shows that the reductions will impact a wide range of logistics and warehouse positions, including drivers, supervisors, lift operators, and selectors. Some affected employees are represented by General Teamsters Local Union No 200.The layoffs are tied to a broader restructuring of UNFI’s supply chain network. The company plans to shut down the Wisconsin center and shift operations to a larger facility in Joliet, Illinois.UNFI is expanding its operations in Illinois and installing new automation technology to increase capacity and improve efficiency, Grocery Dive reported.
UNFI’s stock is up 15% year to date.Shutterstock
UNFI rolls out AI-powered supply chainThe restructuring also comes as UNFI continues to modernize its supply chain and improve profitability.During its Q2 2026 earnings call, management said that the company is rolling out an AI-powered supply chain planning platform across its entire network as part of its next-generation logistics strategy.CEO Sandy Douglas pointed out that progress in implementation has helped the company “improve customer service, fill rates, and inventory management,” boosting the company’s free cash flow.The company reported mixed financial results earlier this month, reporting adjusted earnings per share of $0.62, a significant increase from last year’s $0.22.Net sales were around $8 billion in the quarter, down 2.6% year over year. But despite softer sales, the company’s profitability improved significantly. Adjusted EBITDA was up 23% to $179 million, driven by reduced debt and lower depreciation expense.Free cash flow was also up around 25% year over year at $243 million.Douglas noted that the execution of value-creation strategies has lifted profitability and free cash flow ahead of projections, and this will continue into the year.For United Natural Foods, the restructuring comes during a milestone year as the company celebrates 50 years in business and adapts to changing consumer demand and rising costs through AI optimization, network consolidation, and streamlining operations.Related: 96-year-old grocery chain acquires 18 stores from rival
Mika Refuses to Read Rough Trump Statement on Mueller’s Death: ‘I’m Not Doing It’
On Monday’s Morning Joe on MS NOW, Mika Brzezinski refused to read Donald Trump’s reaction to the death of former FBI Director Robert Mueller.
Brzezinski had been delivering a recap of Mueller’s life and career when she turned to Trump’s social media post. After beginning to quote it, she abruptly stopped mid-segment:
“I can’t even read this. I’m not doing it.”
It was on screen for viewers to see. Trump had written: “Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!”
Even by Trump standards, the remark was jarring. Fox’s Brit Hume tweeted: “This is the kind of stuff Trump does that makes people not just oppose him but hate him.”
Instead of informing viewers, Mika made her reaction the story, substituting a visible display of distress (see screencap) for the basic journalistic task of conveying what Trump had actually written. Performance for the base comes first, not reporting.
Co-host Joe Scarborough declined to engage the substance of Trump’s remark, saying he would “rather respond to a man who committed over eight decades of his life to this country.” It’s a little overstated to assert Mueller was serving the country as a child. Then came the Russia-probe boasting:
SCARBOROUGH: Robert Mueller’s life speaks for itself. And history will judge both Robert Mueller and Donald J. Trump for what happened during the Russian investigation. And people can run around waving their arms on, other networks saying Russia hoax, Russia hoax. I’m quite confident that history will judge both of those actors through that time period. And they will not find Robert Mueller lacking.
WATCH: Mika Refuses to Read Trump Statement — “I’m Not Doing It” pic.twitter.com/MnSnh1dEg8
— Mark Finkelstein (@markfinkelstein) March 23, 2026
Brzezinski then suggested the show could read more favorable reactions instead: “The other two presidential statements were nice. We could read one of those.” George W. Bush and Barack Obama issued more typical statements of appreciation.
In Trump’s first term, MSNBC belonged to the red-hot Collusion Caucus, led by Rachel Maddow, who channeled every shaky claim in the Steele dossier. . Lawrence O’Donnell falsely claimed “The President is a Russian operative.” After Mueller failed to indict, Scarborough was still insisting “There is more of that onion to unpeel.”
But it could be argued, as a political and media matter, the Mueller probe ate much of Trump’s first term in terms of public attention. Whatever Trump sought to achieve as president was submerged under an obsession over the notion that he was illegitimately elected by a foreign power. As Rich Noyes laid out here at NewsBusters from January 20, 2017 through March 21, 2019, the last night before Mueller sent his report in to the Attorney General:
The ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts produced a combined 2,284 minutes of “collusion” coverage, most of it (1,909 minutes) following Mueller’s appointment on May 17, 2017.
That’s an average of roughly three minutes a night, every night, for an astonishing 791 days…In fact, TV reporters devoted more airtime to the Russia investigation than any of the Trump administration’s policy initiatives — immigration, tax reform, trade, North Korea, ISIS, the economy, veterans’ affairs, the opioid epidemic, to name but a few.
Bitcoin surges above $71,000 as Trump postpones Iran strikes for 5 days
Trump said that the two countries held “very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East.”
Trump orders War Dept to postpone strikes on Iranian energy sites, citing ‘productive’ talks to end war
President Donald Trump, in an all-caps post early Monday morning, declared progress toward “resolution” of the war on Iran.”I AM PLEASE TO REPORT THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE COUNTRY OF IRAN, HAVE HAD, OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS, VERY GOOD AND PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS REGARDING A COMPLETE AND TOTAL RESOLUTION OF OUR HOSTILITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.”BASED ON THE TENOR AND TONE OF THESE IN DEPTH, DETAILED, AND CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS, WITCH WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, I HAVE INSTRUCTED THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR TO POSTPONE ANY AND ALL MILITARY STRIKES AGAINST IRANIAN POWER PLANTS AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A FIVE DAY PERIOD, SUBJECT TO THE SUCCESS OF THE ONGOING MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS.”This is a breaking news report. Check back for more updates.
Trump Says U.S. And Iran Held ‘Productive Conversations’ To End Hostilities
The president also said he has ordered the Pentagon to postpone military strikes on Iran’s power plants for at least 5 days, extending a deadline he announced over the weekend.
‘The bank told me I could be liable’: I found out why my brother, who has a reverse mortgage, ran out of money
“I’m angry, but also sad.”